History Minor

• History Minor
• 18 Units

• Earn at least 18 credits from the following:

• ​HST 303: Latin American History
• 3

This course provides an overview of Latin American history as well as provides a concentrated look at some of the major countries in Latin America. The course includes a brief examination of the colonial period, but concentrates on Latin America in the modern period, from independence to present. While Latin America was guided by the idea of progress in the nineteenth century, revolution and counter-revolution became concerns in the twentieth century. This course considers the themes of progress and revolution in modern Latin American history.

• HST 309: The U.S. Constitution
• 3

This course will look at the origins of the American political system from the end of the Seven Years' War through the Louisiana Purchase and Marbury vs. Madison, with a focusing on government under the Articles of Confederation, the Constitutional Convention, ratification controversies, the first political party system, and Jeffersonian vs. Hamiltonian approaches to government. Offered alternate years. Cross listed with POL 309.

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• POL 309: The U.S. Constitution
• 3

This course will look at the origins of the American political system from the end of the Seven Years' War through the Louisiana Purchase and Marbury vs. Madison, focusing on government under the Articles of Confederation, the Constitutional Convention, ratification controversies, the first political party system, and Jeffersonian vs. Hamiltonian approaches to government. Offered alternate years. Cross listed with HST 309.

• HST 310: Mythology
• 3

The reception of classical antiquity depends on both the stories the ancients told themselves, as well as their interpretation and reinscription in subsequent times and places. This course traces the debt moderns owe to the earliest recorded stories that shaped civilizations, both to appreciate the stories in their own historical context as well as consider the responses (both those that identify with antiquity and those that assume its alienation) of succeeding eras, culminating in critical consideration of contemporary cultural evocation of the classical tradition.

• HST 326: American History
• 3

This survey course in American history from colonial times to the present will include the political, economic, social, and cultural development at each phase of the country's growth and progress through the study of colonization, independence, early nationhood, sectional strife culminating in the Civil War, Reconstruction, industrial expansion, world power, economic depression, reform, two world wars, the Cold War, and contemporary issues.

• HST 330: War and Society
• 3

This course seeks to gain a greater understanding of human societies by exploring their relationship with warfare. Moreover, it seeks to understand how war-making and all of its composite factors (technology, culture, logistical needs, etc.) influence and change human society. Finally, it inquires into how various social and external factors help determine success or failure in warfare beyond the simple narration of tactics and command decisions.

• HST 332: Ancient Greece and Rome
• 3

The history of ancient Greece and Rome from the time of Homer to the fall of the Roman Empire will be examined in this course with particular emphasis on Greek and Roman politics, socio-economic life and structures, classical culture and philosophy, and the rise of Christianity.

• HST 334: Medieval History
• 3

This course will examine Europe from the early Middle Ages to the Renaissance, to include barbarian tribes and the barbarian conversion to Christianity, the development of feudal society, the emergence of the Christian church, and the rise of kings and nation states. Particular attention will be given to the legacy of Rome, medieval peasant life, the Crusades, religious conflict and the struggle over orthodoxy, and the relationship between Christians and Jews. Offered alternate years.

• HST 336: The Renaissance and the Reformation
• 3

This course examines European history from the 14th to the 17th centuries, which was a transitional period between medieval and modern history that brought about major changes to religion, politics and society in Europe. Special emphasis will include the Renaissance and the emergence of humanism, Martin Luther and the Lutheran Reformation, the English Reformations, the Roman Catholic Counter-Reformation, the early modern Witch-Craze, and the Thirty Years’ War. Offered alternate years.

• HST 338: Modern European History
• 3

This course integrates various political, social, economic, and cultural phases of Europe's history from the 18th century to the present, including the French Revolution, industrialization, imperialism, the unification of Italy and Germany, communism, fascism; the two world wars, and the Cold War. It will also trace the major scientific, literary, and artistic developments through this era.

• HST 340: Race and Politics in America
• 3

An examination of the dynamics of race relations in modern America. While the course begins in post-Civil War America and continues to the present, it highlights the dramatic events of the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s, analyzing the role of ordinary individuals as well as those in various positions of government. Cross-listed with POL 340.

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• POL 340: Race and Politics in America
• 3

An examination of the dynamics of race relations in modern America. While the course begins in post-Civil War America and continues to the present, it highlights the dramatic events of the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s, analyzing the role of ordinary individuals as well as those in various positions of government. Cross-listed with HST 340.